Deck 11: Fasciae and Spaces

Question 1

The fascia consists of layers of epithelial tissue. The fascia lies underneath the skin and also surrounds the muscles, bones, vessels, nerves, organs, and other structures of the body.

A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
D) The first statement is false; the second is true.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following muscles creates a division between the submandibular and sublingual spaces?

A) Mylohyoid muscle
B) Intrinsic muscles of the tongue
C) Sternocleidomastoid muscle
D) Platysma muscle

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The vestibular space of the maxilla is located medial to the buccinator muscle and inferior to the attachment of this muscle along the alveolar process of the maxilla. This space communicates with the maxillary anterior teeth and associated periodontium.

A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
D) The first statement is false; the second is true.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which fascia is NOT included in the layers of the deep fasciae of the face and jaws?

A) Brachial fascia
B) Temporal fascia
C) Masseteric-parotid fascia
D) Pterygoid fascia

Question 5

The buccal space is the fascial space formed between the buccinator muscle and masseter muscle. Therefore the buccal space is superior to the zygomatic arch.

A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
D) The first statement is false; the second is true.

Question 6

What is the significance of pterygomandibular space to local anesthesia in the oral cavity?

A) Contains a part of the posterior superior alveolar nerve
B) Contains a part of inferior alveolar nerve
C) Contains part of both the anterior superior alveolar and middle superior alveolar nerves
D) Contains a part of the greater palatine nerve

Question 7

The submandibular space contains the submandibular lymph nodes, most of the submandibular salivary gland, and parts of the facial artery. This space is usually involved if a dental infection spreads.

A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
D) The first statement is false; the second is true.

Question 8

To which cranial nerve, besides the eleventh and twelfth, is the parapharyngeal space adjacent in the skull?

A) Third cranial nerve
B) Sixth cranial nerve
C) Seventh cranial nerve
D) Ninth cranial nerve

Question 9

Superficial fasciae of the body, as well as superficial fasciae of the head and neck, contain vessels, nerves, and muscles BECAUSE the superficial fasciae are located just deep to and attached to skin.

A) Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
B) Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
C) The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
D) The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 10

Which space contains BOTH part of the mandible and the inferior alveolar nerve and vessels?

A) Pterygomandibular space
B) Space within body of mandible
C) Submental space
D) Submandibular space

Question 11

Which of the following structures listed below is NOT found within the carotid sheath?

A) Internal carotid artery
B) Common carotid artery
C) Eleventh cranial nerve or accessory nerve
D) Internal jugular vein

Question 12

Which of the following structures are NOT included in the masticator space?

A) Temporal and infratemporal space
B) Masseter muscle and ramus
C) Body of the mandible
D) Buccinator muscle

Question 13

Which of the following fasciae is also known as pretracheal fascia?

A) Visceral fascia
B) Prevertebral fascia
C) Buccopharyngeal fascia
D) Investing fascia

Question 14

Which of the following statements is the BEST description of investing fascia?

A) It is a tube of deep cervical fasciae, deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle, running inferiorly along each side of the neck from the base of the skull to the thorax.
B) It is the most external layer of deep cervical fasciae that surrounds the neck, continuing onto the masseteric-parotid fascia.
C) It is a single, midline tube of deep cervical fasciae running inferiorly along the neck, surrounding the airway and food way including the trachea, esophagus, and thyroid gland.
D) It is the deepest layer of the deep cervical fasciae, which covers the vertebrae, spinal column, and associated muscles.

Question 15

Which of the following spaces does the canine space communicate with?

A) Buccal space
B) Temporal space
C) Masticator space
D) Vestibular space of the maxilla

Question 16

A dental professional MUST have knowledge of the anatomic aspects of the spaces of the head and neck when examining a patient BECAUSE these spaces can be involved in infections arising in dental tissue.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct but NOT related.
C) The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
D) The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Question 17

Which of the following fasciae surrounds the trachea, esophagus, and thyroid gland in the neck?

A) Vertebral fascia
B) Visceral fascia
C) Buccopharyngeal fascia
D) Prevertebral fascia

Question 18

What is the potential space between the buccopharyngeal fascia and the alar fascia that extends posteriorly to the superior mediastinum termed?

A) Lateral pharyngeal space
B) Retrovisceral space
C) Parapharyngeal space
D) Previsceral space

Question 19

What is a general term for a fascial space located in the face and jaws?

A) Parapharyngeal space
B) Fascial plane
C) Median plane
D) Vestibular space

Question 20

Where is the vestibular space of the mandible located?

A) Envelopes parotid salivary gland
B) Superior to upper lip
C) Between buccinator muscle and oral mucosa
D) Lateral to buccinator muscle

Question 21

From the following list of structures, select those located in the carotid sheath.

A) Hypoglossal nerve
B) Internal carotid artery
C) Internal jugular vein
D) Common carotid artery
E) Vagus nerve

Question 22

Which of the following fasciae is considered deep cervical fasciae?

A) Pterygoid fasciae
B) Anterior cervical triangle
C) Muscles of facial expression
D) Investing fasciae

Question 23

From the following list of structures, select which are the contents of the sublingual space.

A) Submandibular duct
B) Facial artery and hypoglossal nerve
C) Submental lymph nodes
D) Lingual nerve and lingual artery
E) Mandible

Question 24

Which of the following structures is NOT contained in part in the parotid space?

A) Cranial nerve VII
B) External carotid artery
C) Retromandibular vein
D) Internal carotid artery

Question 25

From the list of fascial spaces, select those that are considered spaces of the face and jaws.

A) Canine space
B) Parotid space
C) Carotid sheath
D) Parapharyngeal space
E) Previsceral space

Question 26

Which space of the face and jaws has NO boundary inferiorly and posteriorly, and is continuous with the cervical fascial space, and the parapharyngeal space?

A) Submental space
B) Infratemporal space
C) Submandibular space
D) Retropharyngeal space

Question 27

From the following list of descriptions, select those that describe the location of the sublingual space.

A) Oral mucosa is the roof
B) Palatal tonsils form medial boundary
C) Mandible forms lateral wall
D) Floor is hard palate

Question 28

From the following list of fascial spaces, select those that communicate with the submandibular space.

A) Space of the body of the mandible
B) Infratemporal space
C) Submental space
D) Sublingual space
E) Buccal space

Question 29

Which of the following spaces are NOT part of the masticator space?

A) Infratemporal space
B) Temporal space
C) Pterygomandibular space
D) Space of the body of the mandible

Question 30

The buccopharyngeal fascia is continuous with the fascia covering the buccinator muscle, where that muscle and the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle come together at the

A) lateral pterygoid plate.
B) mandibular symphysis.
C) pterygomandibular raphe.
D) hyoid bone.